Paint Grinder
NA11759
From: Alaska | Southeast Alaska | Klukwan
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | NA11759 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chilkat | Tlingit |
Provenience | Alaska | Southeast Alaska | Klukwan |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Date Made | Late 19th century |
Section | American |
Materials | Stone |
Description | Paint grinder carved into the shape of a crouching human figure called, "Imp that guided the skillful hand of an artist" (LSDA). Circular grinding surface. Roughly square body with an oval head and roughly carved facial features. |
Length | 10.5 cm |
Width | 6.8 cm |
Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Northwest Coast; Louis Shotridge, 1927 |
Other Number | 133 - Other Number |
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